{"id":22852,"date":"2021-02-04T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=22852&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=22852"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:37","slug":"michigan-it-mentor-program-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/04\/michigan-it-mentor-program-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan IT Mentor Program now open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MichiganITMentorship-copy-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Profile of a business women using a laptop to talk with another woman through a video call. Both women are smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-22854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MichiganITMentorship-copy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MichiganITMentorship-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MichiganITMentorship-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MichiganITMentorship-copy-665x499.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MichiganITMentorship-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>(Copyright Adobe Stock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Michigan IT&nbsp;Mentor&nbsp;program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration is now open to become a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/a0w8zc\/yu0u7j\/uz5ysg\" target=\"_blank\">mentor<\/a>&nbsp;or a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/a0w8zc\/yu0u7j\/as6ysg\" target=\"_blank\">mentee<\/a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;2021 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/a0w8zc\/yu0u7j\/qk7ysg\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan IT&nbsp;Mentor&nbsp;program<\/a>, which is open to all IT staff across the university. This program matches&nbsp;mentors&nbsp;and mentees in one-on-one and small group settings for a four-month period to work on professional development goals, build relationships, and expand knowledge of U-M\u2019s IT community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Michigan Mentor IT program empowers and enables Michigan IT professionals from all levels to connect and learn from others with similar interests or experiences related to their goals. This year&#8217;s program will be completely virtual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mentors and mentees commit to meeting at least once per month for 4 months<\/li><li>Mentees set the meeting schedule<\/li><li>Group mentoring is available, with 2-3 mentees per mentor<\/li><li>Orientation, midpoint, and end-of-session events bring all of the program participants together<\/li><li>Mentors and mentees can choose whether or not to continue their mentoring relationship after the four-month matching period ends<\/li><li>Open to IT staff currently employed by the University of Michigan or Michigan Medicine<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/28\/it-mentoring-opportunities\/\">IT mentoring opportunities<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/mentor-program\">Michigan IT Mentor Program webpage<\/a> for additional details.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Mentor IT program empowers and enables Michigan IT professionals from all levels to connect and learn from others with similar interests or experiences related to their goals. 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